Beachside Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Beachside, Newfoundland and Labrador

Beachside is a town in Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Beachside is located at 49.6429°N, 55.8991°W.

Beachside nestles into a curve of the coast where the land, a mosaic of scrubby spruce and hardy grasses, dips to meet the restless grey of the Atlantic. It lies 18.8 km north-east of Springdale, NL (from Springdale, NL: bearing 39°T), and is situated 8.3 km south-east of Jackson's Cove. The air here carries the sharp tang of salt and the damp, earthy scent of peat, a constant reminder of the sea's proximity. Low, rounded hills, softened by centuries of wind and rain, cradle the scattered homes, their clapboard sides weathered to shades of faded blue and sun-bleached grey. In the late afternoon, when the sun slants low, the light catches the mica flecks in the exposed rock, making the very ground seem to shimmer with a quiet, ancient magic. The rhythm of Beachside is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a slow, deliberate pulse felt in the creak of a porch swing and the distant cry of a gull. The story of Beachside is etched in the hardy resilience of its people, a lineage tracing back to the fishermen and loggers who first carved a life from this rugged shore. For generations, the bounty of the sea – cod, lobster, herring – formed the backbone of Beachside's economy, a dependence that still lingers in the weathered nets piled by the shore and the occasional whiff of drying fish. While the grander fishing fleets have largely receded, the spirit of self-sufficiency persists, evident in the small, well-tended gardens and the shared knowledge of the best fishing spots. The echoes of past industries can still be felt, perhaps in the way the wind whispers through the skeletal remains of old wharves, a subtle reminder of a time when this coastline pulsed with a different kind of energy.

About This Beachside Map Page

Explore Beachside, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.642889, -55.899114. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Beachside includes the postal code (A0J), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Beachside is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.